Friday, November 27, 2009

140 Hours of Fame on TWITTER

140 Hours of Fame! First on line art auction on TWITTER.

YOU can purchase original artworks from an international collection of fine artists, photographers, and sculptors. 140 Hours is re-inventing the art auction business and making it ready for the 21st century. To celebrate the success of the first event held 11.5.09, they are holding the world's first 24-hr online twitter art auction commencing 11.27.09 @12:00 noon EST and ending 11.28.09 @12:00 noon EST. I have entered this pastel painting. I wanted to represent Ireland with a painting that show the beauty of the Kerry landscape

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About me

I grew up in New York and was taught to draw by my father, an artist at the Museum of Natural History in New York City. One of my proudest moments was when I was asked to create an original drawing of Pataki’s Farm Stand which was presented to George Pataki when he was elected Governor of the State of New York. In 1995 I Moved to Ireland were she met my husband Patrick. MY art career was put on hold while the couple renovated a barn on Patrick’s family's farm. During that time, I worked as a weaver at Mucross House in Killarney. Once the house was built, I left my job as a weaver, started an art school in her home for children and resumed her art career. “I discovered soft pastels and soon started painting the beautiful landscapes of Kerry. The sky and the landscapes are always changing and were a great inspiration for an artist used to working only in black and white pen and ink. After years painting in pastel, I recently switched to oils. The oils give me more flexibility and allow me to better capture the beauty and subtle colors of Ireland.While many think of Ireland as rainy, dull and cloudy, it‘s quite the opposite.You‘ll never see so many variations of green than in Ireland,” In December 2010 I opened the Back Lane Gallery on New Market Lane in Killarney. The gallery is a place where local amateur artists from around County Kerry can exhibit and sell their art at affordable prices. I have now relocated to Mallow where I run the Pencil Box School of drawing. http://deborahokeeffe.blogspot.com